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Premium Content Subscriber only Career changing qualifications are available across 17 employment categories at discounted rates to Central Queenslanders under the TAFE Priority Skills Fund program. Locals looking to change jobs can study through CQ University in the program that reduces the cost of study and gives eligible students access to a range of certificate III, certificate IV and diploma programs. From accounting, aged care and animal studies, to automotive, childcare, crime, fitness, ...

Premium Content Subscriber only CQUniversity is hosting a week of information sessions on TAFE courses, with online and on-campus activities planned across Central Queensland starting January 18. The week will provide details on TAFE diplomas, certificates, apprenticeships and traineeships, short courses and micro-credentials. CQUniversity deputy vice-president – VET Peter Heilbuth said the TAFE Information Week would highlight CQUniversity’s vocational training opportunities for people loo...

Premium Content Subscriber only EQUIPPING Gladstone’s unemployed and those who lost their jobs due to COVID with the knowledge and skills to enter the workforce is available through the new JobTrainer scheme. A partnership between federal and state governments, JobTrainer gives eligible people access to free or low-fee training courses at Tafe aimed at stimulating the economy. State government statistics for October 2020 showed 6.23 per cent of people in Central Queensland were unemployed fro...